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al jazeera, nigeria. >> sinn fein terrorist gerry adams is under arrest. suspected of killing a belfast mother of 10. admitto the kidnapping and killing wrongfully believing she was an informant. adams turned himself in for questioning and that he is innocent. >>> arrested for immigration reform in washington, d.c. all of mayor families have been pulled apart by deportation. the preteens and teens say they are fighting for their undocumented parents and siblings. u.s. government estimates 60,000 will cross into the u.s. alone. one boy hopes to reunite with his father in houston. paul beban has that story. >> a vast remote desert surrounds the city of nogales. a fence slices through it. this teenagers and two cousins have traveled 2400 miles to make it here to the mexican side of this border town. >> translator: my name is axel fernandez and i'm 15 and from honduras. >> one of the most violent cities in the world. after crossing illegally, collectively known as the beast. a dangerous and dusty free ride more than 1400 miles all the way to the border in noga
al jazeera, nigeria. >> sinn fein terrorist gerry adams is under arrest. suspected of killing a belfast mother of 10. admitto the kidnapping and killing wrongfully believing she was an informant. adams turned himself in for questioning and that he is innocent. >>> arrested for immigration reform in washington, d.c. all of mayor families have been pulled apart by deportation. the preteens and teens say they are fighting for their undocumented parents and siblings. u.s. government...
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al jazeera, nigeria. >> more than two dozen syrian children have allegedly been killed in an airstrike on a school in aleppo. syria's largest city in a flash point of violence in the war of control. james bays has the story. >> every day for three years there have been bombs and bloodshed across the area. ththe rescuers are still searchg the debris, but the majority of those who died here are school children. they were drawing images of the violence they themselves experienced, brutality no youngster should ever have to endure. they've drawn images of the future they want for their nation. a future that they will now not live to see. in the u.n. and new york, expressions of shock but deadlock around the security council table will again mean no action. >> it's absolutely horrific what is happening day by day. men, women, and children are targeted and it's a flagrant violation of the tenants of war. the security council in similar situations we have come together around humanitarian issues, and have passed robust security council resolutions. the political differences among the them as
al jazeera, nigeria. >> more than two dozen syrian children have allegedly been killed in an airstrike on a school in aleppo. syria's largest city in a flash point of violence in the war of control. james bays has the story. >> every day for three years there have been bombs and bloodshed across the area. ththe rescuers are still searchg the debris, but the majority of those who died here are school children. they were drawing images of the violence they themselves experienced,...
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what it shows is in nigeria there's no one actually safe in nigeria because we have no government. >> but physically what do you think is happening to these girls? >> well, that's anybody's guess. >> from past experiences. >> well, we know that a lot of these people are sexual -- they are inhumane people. they take children, there are girls or women -- it's not all children. they abuse everybody. it's a sexual enslavement we are seeing. >> there are some reports they have been sold across the borders in other countries. forced marriage. >> that would be one thing. i would not rule that out. i would not also rule out a consistent gang raping of our children. that is the horror. you can try not to think about it. but you cannot stop thinking about it because these are little children having to deal with the problems that adults in nigeria have not been able to deal with. because you go into nigeria, everybody lives in fear. i've just come back. you can't talk. you cannot move. you don't know if tonight, this minute, is your last moment. you don't know. everyone is living in fear. >> wha
what it shows is in nigeria there's no one actually safe in nigeria because we have no government. >> but physically what do you think is happening to these girls? >> well, that's anybody's guess. >> from past experiences. >> well, we know that a lot of these people are sexual -- they are inhumane people. they take children, there are girls or women -- it's not all children. they abuse everybody. it's a sexual enslavement we are seeing. >> there are some reports...
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he said nigeria was in a state of war. he said they have to be -- insuinsu insurgents have to be defeated as soon as possible and with minimal loss of life. he himself is a military man. >> there's been some speculation, i gather, though, you know, about infiltration even into the military from some of the militants. this is obviously a very, very emotive case. people must be fearful if nothing is done to stop this there could be other cases like this in the future. >> reporter: that's exactly why the mothers are here to protest. not just mothers of the girls who've been kidnapped, but mothers from across the country. they're saying this could have been our daughters. it could have been our sisters. with regard to whether they infiltrated the military, jonathan goodluck even said boko haram was even in his government. people are frustrated and angry. that's the reason they're going to be out on the streets of abuja. other nigerian cities today and tomorrow. tomorrow is may day holiday in niger nigeria. >> we spoke yesterda
he said nigeria was in a state of war. he said they have to be -- insuinsu insurgents have to be defeated as soon as possible and with minimal loss of life. he himself is a military man. >> there's been some speculation, i gather, though, you know, about infiltration even into the military from some of the militants. this is obviously a very, very emotive case. people must be fearful if nothing is done to stop this there could be other cases like this in the future. >> reporter:...
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. >> 1 million people are set to protest in nigeria tomorrow in the capital. they want to put pressure on the government to secure the release of 230 schoolgirls abducted earlier this month. the family members of the missing girls will hold a rally. >>> secretary of state, john kerry, traveling to central africa this week, focusing on regional conflicts, including fighting in the sudan, more efforts to bring peace. >> reporter: in his stronghold in nasa, the leader of south sudan's rebels receive the u.n. human rights chief. she came to south sudan to discuss the human rights situation. the situation that the rebel leader said troubled him. >> 35 minute, and gave him the concerns. about protections in the video. we received assurances from him that he himself has been investigating the human rights of violations. >> reporter: the visit took place after two recent mass killings, in the town of benty, hundreds of people who sought shelter in a hospital and a mosque were massacred. armed youth attacked civilians that thought they would be safe at a you knew base.
. >> 1 million people are set to protest in nigeria tomorrow in the capital. they want to put pressure on the government to secure the release of 230 schoolgirls abducted earlier this month. the family members of the missing girls will hold a rally. >>> secretary of state, john kerry, traveling to central africa this week, focusing on regional conflicts, including fighting in the sudan, more efforts to bring peace. >> reporter: in his stronghold in nasa, the leader of south...
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the night this isn't the first time the group has targeted nigeria's youth according to human rights watch and boko haram routinely attacks schools and actively recruits children and this particular group has a disturbing history of abducting young girls and women to be kept as wives and servants for its members. so in the wake of the brutal terrorist attacks that took place in the country earlier this month killing at least seventy five people and now this latest act of violence against helpless girls one might wonder why nigeria is missing on the m.s.m. but it's not just countries in africa that are being ignored meanwhile back in the states the federal communications commission officially killed net neutrality finally making it easier for corporations to control what you have access to on the internet that's right the f.c.c. announced new regulations last week implementing a pay to play two tiered internet which allows giant companies to make deals with i s p's so that their content is streamed faster according to huffington post the law is quote create two lanes on the internet f
the night this isn't the first time the group has targeted nigeria's youth according to human rights watch and boko haram routinely attacks schools and actively recruits children and this particular group has a disturbing history of abducting young girls and women to be kept as wives and servants for its members. so in the wake of the brutal terrorist attacks that took place in the country earlier this month killing at least seventy five people and now this latest act of violence against...
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the company declares little profit and pays low faxes in nigeria. it then sells the oil to a third party in the united states at the true market value. the profit stays in the tax haven and nining loses -- nigeria losses out on tax revenue it's owed. >> before we were getting so much tax - sorry, so much concessions and declare profit. ultimately it affects our development. >> activists blame poor enforcement. tax authorities say that is about to change. >> yes, in the past we take the prices given to us hook, line and sinker. we do not go back to staff saying "this is not right." going forward we are looking at the principal application as it plies. >> in this case to make sure o front r front is not used -- frond is not used to hide income. >> reporter: the company has no business being boar if taxes are collected. many businesses don't pay. most do not see the need to do so when a bribe can save you a lot. >> it is this attitude and the illicit financial dealings of big business that experts say is preventing growth. it's furthering a population
the company declares little profit and pays low faxes in nigeria. it then sells the oil to a third party in the united states at the true market value. the profit stays in the tax haven and nining loses -- nigeria losses out on tax revenue it's owed. >> before we were getting so much tax - sorry, so much concessions and declare profit. ultimately it affects our development. >> activists blame poor enforcement. tax authorities say that is about to change. >> yes, in the past we...
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nigeria lacks the capability to extract its oil, so it needs investors. when some of them come they under report the amount they produce and the profit they make in a trend called mispricing. the enormity of this problem has forced nigeria to seek international help. >> it's a challenge that results and effects the inter continent. when you have natural resources some of the natural resources contracts and the way they're shaped also allows room for some of these things to happen. >> reporter: this is how some companies do it. if the current cost of oil is $100 a barrel, they may sell it at artificially low price of $60 $60. the company declares little profit and pays little taxes in nigeria and then sells that oil to a third party at the true market value. the money stays in a tax haven and nigeria loses out on the tax it is owed. >> we have so much concessions and declare so much profit, and ultimately it affects us. >> activists blame laws and poor law enforcement but tax authorities say that is about to change. >> yes, in the past we take th,e don't g
nigeria lacks the capability to extract its oil, so it needs investors. when some of them come they under report the amount they produce and the profit they make in a trend called mispricing. the enormity of this problem has forced nigeria to seek international help. >> it's a challenge that results and effects the inter continent. when you have natural resources some of the natural resources contracts and the way they're shaped also allows room for some of these things to happen....
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nigeria is missing out in billions in tax revenue. we tell you why. >> in sport he's back in the pool. what made michael phelps swim the wrong stroke during this race in arizona? >>> european diplomats agreed to hold emergency talks to discuss the crisis in ukraine. a drop of observers have been taken hostage by pro-russian gunmen. russia says it will take all steps to free them. experts in south sudan predict that some areas of the country could face famine by next year. the world's newest country is facing one of the world's newest chris sees - coupled with violence. >>> at least 180 people died in floods in north and western afghanistan. thousands have been displaced. many are in need of medicine and drinking water. >>> going back to the top story, and the crisis in ukraine, tensions in the east are threatening stability. a self-declared state between ukraine and moldova trying to formulate its soviet state. people are armed and ready to defend their land. >> reporter: the cossack regiments describe themselves as the army of christ
nigeria is missing out in billions in tax revenue. we tell you why. >> in sport he's back in the pool. what made michael phelps swim the wrong stroke during this race in arizona? >>> european diplomats agreed to hold emergency talks to discuss the crisis in ukraine. a drop of observers have been taken hostage by pro-russian gunmen. russia says it will take all steps to free them. experts in south sudan predict that some areas of the country could face famine by next year. the...